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Date UncertainSite Name: Hoshigajō Alternative Name: 星ヶ城 HoshigajoCountry: Japan
NOTE: This site is 2.96 km away from the location you searched for.
Region: Shikoku Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Shōdo-shima island (Kagawa pref.) Nearest Village: Katajō 片城
Latitude: 34.515804N Longitude: 134.317753E
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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Hillfort in Japan
A hillfort on the top of the Shōdoshima island. Most of the site is a medieval fort, some of the stone walls and henges may be attributed to the ancient age. Near this site, some modern eccentric stone constructions were built, please note that they are not ancient monuments.
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